The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
returned to Naval Base Coronado in San Diego after completing
sea trials and a post hull swap assessment, Aug. 29. In order
to prepare the ship for her upcoming patrol and to re-certify
shipboard qualifications, the crew completed five days of
drills and training. Carrier Air Wing (CVW-11) was embarked
to assist.

Raytheon Company is working closely with the Naval Undersea
Warfare Center (NUWC) – Division Newport to enhance
the features of the company's AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar.
Together, the team is analyzing the system's synthetic aperture
sonar to fully optimize its ability to capture and process
high- and low-resolution images of mine threats undersea.

Second Royal Australian Navy Canberra class LHD NUSHIP Adelaide Completes
Final Sea Trials

Williamstown,
Victoria: NUSHIP Adelaide, Australia’s second Landing
Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, is successfully completing her
second and final sea trials in Port Phillip Bay. The 27,800
tonne warship will return to BAE Systems’ Williamstown
shipyard later today where she will then be prepared for delivery
to the Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition
and Sustainment Group (CASG) and the Royal Australian Navy
(RAN).

Boeing
to Provide 9 P-8A Poseidon to US Navy, 4 to RAAF as Part of 2nd Full-Rate
Production Lot

Boeing
will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance
aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy
following a $1.49 billion contract award from the Navy for
13 aircraft. The order includes nine aircraft for the U.S.
Navy and four Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Australian Air
Force (RAAF), a long-time partner to the U.S. Navy on P-8A
development.

BrahMos
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be Tested on Su-30MKI in March 2016

The
test trials of the air-launched variant of the BrahMos anti-ship
cruise missile are due to begin in March 2016, Sudhir Kumar
Mishra, director-general of the BrahMos Aerospace Company,
told TASS at the MAKS-2015 Air Show. "We have modified
a Su-30MKI fighter jet for the installation of a BrahMos cruise
missile. The launching pad, which is currently undergoing
qualification tests, has also been modified," Mishra
said.

The
crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth flashed up the new carrier's 'invisible
eyes' as part of ongoing preparations to ready the leviathan
for sea next year. The S1850M radar – the same as those
fitted to Type 45 and Horizon destroyers – is a large
black slab (over eight tonnes, 32 square metres) sitting on
top of the carrier’s forward island.

DCNS-Built
OPV L’Adroit Confirms its Operational Capacities with
the French Navy

L’Adroit, an offshore patrol vessel (OPV),
built by DCNS on its own funds and placed at the disposal
of the French Navy since October 2011, returned at the start
of July after 4 months of intense operations around the African
continent. Its commander, frigate captain Luc Régnier,
talks about the operational capacities and availability of
the vessel, which demonstrated its reliability to carry out
fisheries policing and maritime security missions. The partnership
developed between DCNS and the French Navy can therefore be
considered a veritable success.

The first-of-class Oceanographic Research Vessel R/V Neil
Armstrong (AGOR 27), successfully completed Acceptance Trials
August 7 the Navy reported today. Neil Armstrong is
a modern mono-hull research vessel based on commercial design,
capable of integrated, interdisciplinary, general purpose
oceanographic research in coastal and deep ocean areas.

Today, around 14:30 of August 27, 2015 (Thursday), Japan's
Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) launched its second Izumo
class helicopter destroyer. The vessel was officially name
"Kaga" (hull number DDH-184) during the ceremony
at the JMU Japan Marine United Corporation shipyard in Yokohama
Isogo.

Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies recently marked a major milestone highlighting
15-years of success as the company delivered the 100th GQM-163A
“Coyote” target vehicle to the U.S. Navy.

2nd Australian Company to Provide Parts for Initial Production of the
MQ-4C Triton Naval UAS

Northrop
Grumman Corporation has awarded a second Australian supplier
contract to Mincham Aviation for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) initial production lot. South
Australia-based Mincham Aviation will manufacture aircraft
structure components for the first low-rate production lot
of four Triton air vehicles. This second supplier contract
follows one awarded in July to Ferra Engineering for mechanical
sub-assemblies.

New
Kamov Ka-35 Airborne Early Warning Helicopters Authorized for Service
with Russian Navy

The Russian Armed Forces have authorized for service the newest
early warning radar-carrying helicopter Ka-35, a source in
the defense-industrial complex has told TASS. "The Ka-35
has passed all tests and has been authorized for service,"
the source said.

U.S.-India
Joint Working Group for Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation Held
First Meeting

In
a sign of the deepening U.S.-India defense relationship, the
United States Navy hosted a delegation of senior Indian naval
officers for the inaugural Joint Working Group on Aircraft
Carrier Cooperation on the U.S. eastern coast from 12-14 August.

U.S
Marines from MARSOC and U.S. Coast Guard Demonstrated Small UAS Capabilities

The U.S. Coast Guard and Marines from MARSOC joined forces
to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover several small
size unmanned air systems (UAS) from the Coast Guard’s
smallest boats. MARSOC is the United States Marine Corps Forces
Special Operations Command.

Russian
Navy to Form Second Aircraft Carrier Aviation Regiment with MiG-29K/KUB

The
chief of naval aviation of the Russian Navy, Major General
Igor Kozhin, declared recently to Russian media that a second
aviation regiment (air wing) will be created for the sole
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.

Northrop
Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated
endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned
helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to
150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County,
Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over
an hour of fuel in reserve.

Cobham
recently received a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) award
for the production of Antenna Array Panel Assemblies (AAPAs)
from Lockheed Martin Corporation, Liverpool, N.Y. The AAPAs
are used in the Block II configuration of the Navy’s
Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). Work
under this contract will be performed by Cobham Integrated
Electronic Solutions, a business unit of the Cobham Advanced
Electronic Solutions sector, in Lansdale, Pa.

The
Royal Moroccan Navy, in response to the severe drought that
is currently affecting the country, recently awarded Damen
Shipyards Group a contract to supply a Stan Pontoon 3011 Water
Barge. Due to the urgent need for water in the region, Damen
Shipyards Gorinchem, the Netherlands, is putting all its efforts
into a fast delivery.

German
shipbuilding company Lürssen has subcontracted French
Shipyard Couach to built 79 15-meters interceptor vessels
for the coast guard of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The information
was first revealed by our colleagues from Le Marin,
a French weekly newspaper specialized in maritime news.

The
Polish Navy new generation mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV)
Kormoran II will be launched on September 4 2015. The vessel
is designed by Remontowa shipbuilding (Gdanska Stocznia "Remontowa"
im. J. Pilsudskiego S.A.) based in Gdansk. The Kormoran II
launch closely follows the launch of a new OPV for Polish
Navy which took place in July. This was the first vessel naval
ship launch in Poland for years.

The
Northern Fleet Saint George and Kondopoga Project 775M Ropucha-II
class tank landing ships of the Russian Navy arrived in Dudinka
port and transported servicemen and hardware including new
TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicles. The goal of the
exercise is to train in the defence of important industrial
facility located in the Arctic zone.

Contacted
by Navy Recognition, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson
said "we learned over the weekend that LRASM's official
designation will be AGM-158C". AGM-158C is the designation
for the air-launched LRASM missile only. There is no surface-launch
LRASM program of record yet. The Department of the Navy, Naval
Air Warfare Center, gave the official designation.

The
United States has spelled out its maritime security strategy
so that all nations understand the American position, David
Shear, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian-Pacific
security affairs, said during a Pentagon news conference on
August 21, 2015.

The
Belgian Navy declared the Initial Operational Capacity (IOC)
for its frist three NH90 NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopters) on
Friday. The new generation maritime helicopters will eventually
replace the 5 ageing Sea King Mk.48 by the end of 2018 for
Search and Recuse (SAR) missions.

The
U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded two
contracts for the maintenance of the Boeing E-6B Mercury airborne
command post. The E-6B is a dual-mission aircraft providing
either airborne command, control, and communications or serving
as an airborne strategic command post and is equipped with
an airborne launch control system capable of launching U.S.
land based intercontinental ballistic missiles